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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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